(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
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a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
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(geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of sandstone"
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of th…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right ove…
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) the geological features of the earth
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Geography, Landscapes and landforms, Geomorphology and geology.a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; as, fever and ague.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends downward and forms a wing along the stem.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward; declivity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, downward, decrease, temperature, fever.
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